Michaela Hulstyn

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• Scientists discover Stonehenge extension

  Oct. 14, 2009 at 12:30 a.m.

  British scientists announced the archaeological discovery of the remains of an additional branch of the iconic Stonehenge monument last week.

• Four UCLA students' environmental projects chosen for Intel University Expo

  Sept. 28, 2009 at 4:40 a.m.

  Mechanical flowers that bloom or shrivel according to environmental data. Subway bars that pulse according to the heart rate of the commuter.

• Bill to protect whistle-blowers

  May 14, 2009 at 1:14 a.m.

  UC employees may soon be accorded the same rights as other state employees in ‘whistle-blower’ situations, or those in which a person is retaliated against for reporting wrongdoing.

• Free music provider shuts down

  March 3, 2009 at 12:02 a.m.

  UCLA officials are “left scrambling” after Ruckus, a free music service for college students, closed its doors unexpectedly last month, according to Jonathan Curtiss, manager of technology development for student and campus life.

• Pressure to succeed may run in the family

  Sept. 21, 2008 at midnight

  With the influx of people filling up tables in campus coffee shops during the day, or in the study sessions suggested by dormitory lights late into the night, the fear of failure is palpable again at UCLA as students get back to their routines.

• Art as a modern form of therapy

  Aug. 25, 2008 at 12:06 a.m.

  Art has longtime proved to be a source of wonder for mankind.

• Renewable energy is the future of UCLA

  Aug. 11, 2008 at 12:06 a.m.

  When the U.S. was again considering drilling for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to offset the impending energy crisis, Steve Brye, project manager at the L.A. County Metropolitan Transport Authority, did something he deems “in the spirit of a middle-aged man buying a sports car.”

• Program helps military parents, children

  July 28, 2008 at 12:43 a.m.

  When Eliana Duffy, 3, asks her mother where her father is, Sarita Duffy, a student at the Franciscan University of Steubenville, Ohio, tells her that he’s “far away, fighting bad guys.”

• UCLA’s philanthropic activity keeps growing

  June 10, 2007 at 12:05 a.m.

  While Unicamp, UCLA’s official student charity, gets ready to send nearly 1,000 underprivileged children to an outdoor summer camp in the San Bernardino mountains, there are several other major philanthropic events students organize throughout the year raising hundreds of thousands of dollars for charity.

• GSA awards 10 for contributions

  May 23, 2007 at 12:40 a.m.

  A computer science doctoral student, a graduate counselor and a professor of ethnomusicology were among the 10 diverse people the Graduate Students Association honored Tuesday.